The Distant Future by Flight of the Conchords
The Distant Future is an EP by Flight of the Conchords, released in 2007. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Business Time”, on 5 lists with a best position of #19.
The Distant Future, the EP from New Zealand folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords, came out on Sub Pop on August 7, 2007, just as Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement were making the jump from BBC radio to their own HBO series. Mickey Petralia produced it, recording in Los Angeles and New York with engineer Matt Shane, and the live parts were captured at the Comix Comedy Club in New York City.
The joke is that the music is never the joke: these are deadpan, lovingly built pastiches, played straight enough that you catch yourself humming along before the punchline lands. "Business Time" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)" are the ones that made the countdowns, and the EP won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album. Back home it went gold in New Zealand in May 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Distant Future on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Time | 5 | #19 | – | 2007–2019 | |
| 2 | The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room) | 1 | #60 | – | 2008 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.